Caledonia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Caledonia in British English:
UK [ˌkæliˈdəunjə]
How to pronounce Caledonia in American English:
US [ˌkælɪˈdoniə, -ˈdonjə]
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- Noun:
- the geographical area (in Roman times) north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland
Word Origin
- Caledonia
- Roman name of part of northern Britain, taken from the name of former inhabitants, which is of unknown origin, perhaps Celtic; since 18c, applied poetically to Scotland or the Scottish Highlands. Related: Caledonian.
Example
- 1. Small genus of trees or shrubs of new zealand and new caledonia .
- 2. A nickel investment under way at goro in new caledonia may show whether vale has the skills to manage a big , technically demanding mining project .
- 3. It includes the solomon islands , new hebrides , new caledonia , the bismarck archipelago , various other island groups , and sometimes new guinea .
- 4. But smaller disputes , like the one in caledonia , are much harder to solve .
- 5. Green algae grow near an effluent pipe in the south-western lagoon of new caledonia .